12 2 STA T .370PUBLIC LA W 110 – 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 to t alm o ne ta ryv al u eo f t h ea c t i vitie s con d ucted b y each G–8 member , includin g the U nited S tates, as w ell as efforts by the P resident to see k contributions or p articipation by other G–8 members .(4)A description of any activities conducted by non - G– 8 members, or other organi z ations and institutions, as well as any efforts by the President to solicit contributions or partici- pation. ( 5 ) A description of the e x tent to which the Global Peace O perations I nitiative has had global participation. ( 6 ) A description of the administration of the program by the D epartment of State and Department of Defense, including — (A) whether each Department should concentrate administration in one office or bureau, and if so, which one
( B ) the extent to which the two Departments coordinate and the q uality of their coordination; and ( C ) the extent to which contractors are used and an assessment of the quality and timeliness of the results achieved by the contractors, and whether the United States Government might have achieved similar or better results without contracting out functions. ( 7 ) A description of the metrics, if any, that are used by the President and the G–8 to measure progress in implementation of the Global Peace Operations Initiative, including— (A) assessments of the quality and sustainability of the training of individual soldiers and units; (B) the extent to which the G–8 and participating countries maintain records or databases of trained individ- uals and units and conduct inspections to measure and monitor the continued readiness of such individuals and units; (C) the extent to which the individuals and units are equipped and remain equipped to deploy in peace oper- ations; and (D) the extent to which, the timeline by which, and how individuals and units can be mobilized for peace oper- ations. (8) T he extent to which, the timeline by which, and how individuals and units can be and are being deployed to peace operations. ( 9 ) An assessment of whether individuals and units trained under the Global Peace Operations Initiative have been utilized in peace operations subsequent to receiving training under the Initiative, whether they will be deployed to upcoming oper- ations in Africa and elsewhere, and the extent to which such individuals and units would be prepared to deploy and partici- pate in such peace operations. ( 10 ) R ecommendations as to whether participation in the Global Peace Operations Initiative should require reciprocal participation by countries in peace operations. (11) Any additional measures that could be taken to enhance the effectiveness of the Global Peace Operations Initia- tive in terms of— (A) achieving its stated goals; and
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